{"id":18678,"date":"2026-04-14T06:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=18678"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:41:45","slug":"wonz-349-the-ventura-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2026\/04\/wonz-349-the-ventura-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 349 &#8211; The Ventura Hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_359\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18678-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=18678-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_349_The_Ventura_Hunters.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/wings-over-new-zealand-show\/id606143097?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fcambridgeairforce.org.nz%2FWONZShow%2F%3Fp%3D18678\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong>\u00a0Bil Thuma, Don O&#8217;Rorke, Arthur Palmer and Dave O&#8217;Malley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a0\u200e24th of \u200eMarch \u200e2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a014th of April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a057  minutes 40 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search is currently underway with the aim of locating the remains of a missing Lockheed Ventura, AE665, which vanished in WWII off the eastern coast of Canada. The crew onboard were an ANZAC crew who included the pilot and captain, P\/O Donald Shaw Cormack RAAF, the navigator P\/O Stanley Joseph James RAAF, and the wireless operator-air gunner Sgt Thomas Matthew Hunter RNZAF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were training at No. 34 Operational Training Unit, RCAF Pennfield Ridge, in New Brunswick, Canada, as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, with the intention of gaining the necessary skills of a general reconnaissance crew destined for RAF Coastal Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft crashed into the sea off the Canadian coast on the 26th of January 1943, and vanished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these years later the pilot&#8217;s nephew, real estate businessman Don O&#8217;Rorke of Queensland, Australia, and his old school mate, anthropologist and pilot Arthur Palmer, have embarked on a mission to locate the aeroplane and find some closure for the families of the lost men. They brought Canadian-based geophysicist Bil Thuma into the team, who is renowned for finding missing aeroplanes &#8211; perhaps the best known examples being The Lost Squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses under the ice in Greenland. That expedition resulted in the recovery of the famous P-38 that was restored and now flies in Rod Lewis&#8217;s collection as <em>Glacier Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also joining the chat in this episode is well known Canadian aviation historian and writer Dave O&#8217;Malley who gives some background to the flight and the work the men were doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also talk about another crash site of a separate No. 34 Operational Training Unit Ventura, AJ211, that crashed just a few weeks later on the 8th of February 1943 on a similar training flight from Pennfield Ridge. That accident also claimed the lives of two Australians and a Kiwi onboard. They were pilot Sergeant Hubert Burnham RAAF, navigator Sgt Phillip Edmond RAAF and wireless operator-air gunner Sgt John Hogan RNZAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And an overwhelming theme of this episode is the ongoing impact on families of the loss of their airmen 80+ years ago in WWII, and making sure they are not forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aircrewremembered.com\/cormack-donald-shaw.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aircrewremembered.com\/cormack-donald-shaw.html\">Aircrew Remembered on the loss of Ventura AE665<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parks.canada.ca\/pn-np\/nb\/kouchibouguac\/culture\/ventura\">The loss of Lockheed Ventura II AJ211<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rootsweb.com\/~nbpennfi\/penn8b1RollOfHonour_LastFlight_AustralianBomber.htm\">The Last Flight of an Australian Bomber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25337874177_8b061a5cf5_b-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: A Lockheed Ventura II, AE658, just a few serials away from the identical aircraft tat the team is seeking under the ocean, AE665. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is a video version of the episode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WONZ 349 - The Ventura Hunters\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k0Wk6WznbJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-2048x1246.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/page_page-0001-400x243.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The article that Don mentioned that appeared in The Australian newspaper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-Pennfield-Ridge-Air-Station.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-Pennfield-Ridge-Air-Station.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-Pennfield-Ridge-Air-Station.avif 973w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-Pennfield-Ridge-Air-Station-300x155.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PRAS-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pennfield Ridge Air Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Downunder-Team-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: The Ventura Hunters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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AJ211<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"18688\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Crater-IMG_14301-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Memorial-IMG_1428-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The plaque commemorating the crash site of Venture AJ211<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba3c0ba4-86ee-4723-b00f-25097f0d5cbe-1-400x289.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: The brother of the \u00a0airmen Sgt Hubert Burnham RAAF visits his grave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Newspaper-article.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Newspaper-article.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Newspaper-article.png 629w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Newspaper-article-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AJ211-Newspaper-article-128x150.png 128w, 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